Diaphragm support



March 17, 1925.

l. K. WATTS DIAPHRAGM SUPPORT Filed July 11, 1924 mvmron /0/v K M44775 monmsrs Patented Mar. 1?, 1925.

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Application filed July 11, 1924; Serial No. 725,450.

1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be a known thatl, 10m K. WATTS, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough'of Man- 5 hattan, in the county-and State of. New

York, have invented a new; and Improved Diaphragm Support, of which. the follow ing is a full, clear, and exact description. This lnvention relates to' clothing and particularly. to what may be termed a diaphragm support and has for an ob ect to provide a simple construction which'maybe adjusted vertically on the body in diftially in any adjusted position with com-Z tort.

Another object of the invention is to provide a band 111' the. naturef of a diareducing band which 00- phr'agm support or y acts wlth the corset in such a manner that the band is tioned.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a corset with a support embodying the invention shown in connection therewith.

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the diz-iphragm support shown in Figure 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a corset of the usual well known variety now on the market provided with a front opening 2 having the usual clasps or fastening members and a rear opening 3 having the usual lacing -l-. rrrranged interiorly of the corset 1 is a supporting band 5 which is adapted to act as a supporting member for supporting the diaphragm and associated parts of the body and as means for holding the front stay of the corset in its normal position and against protruding, and also under some circumstances as a reducing hand when properly located. This band is shown more in detail in Figure 2 and is provided with flexible members 6 and 7 formed 01? a good grade of cloth provided with suitable eyelets 8 and 9 at the back for receiving the lacing 10 whereby the band may be adjusted diiierent sizes to secure the proper it or tension. At the front, the sections or flexible members 6 and 7 are connected with the plate 11 by having the ends extending through the held against either downwardor upward movement when once posi-- slots 12 and 13 and then istitohed in positionrbysuitable lines of stitching 1 k and By reason ofthe slots 12 and'13, there is presented a central bar, 16 onwhich oncircling members 17, 18 and'1'9 are-slid ingly Imounted." Each of these encircling members is provided with an apertured upstanding :member 20 carry ng a fastening link- 21, which is preferablyiprovidedwith abowed out section 22 normally fitting the aperture 23' of the; member 20.. The vvarious fastening-v links 21 are preferably made of resilient metal Ewhereby they may forent positions and maintained substandotted-positionshown in Figure 2wwhereby' pull; longitudinally and then turnto the they may ,be readily inserted .between' the abutting .sectionsj -of.;the corset 1 at the ;f ront.- After this, has" been done, the links 21v are turned totheir, correct position, as shown in Figures 1 and2vnrviiwj-ia; ii

f It will @be noted' that'lthe various links 21* and the projecting imembers ;20 are arranged either i above r or below 06mm :of

the fastening means 2 1 'of the corset 1 whereby the plate 20 and also the support 5 cannot work their Way up or down-when the device is in use. WVhen the support is arranged substantially as shown in Figure 1, it acts to confine the body adjacent the diaphragm and acts as a support in acertain sense for the diaphragm and the upper part of the body. If desired, the support could be moved much higher and caused to act merely as a confining or reducing belt rather than as a support. The plate 11, links 21 and associated parts, function in the usual manner for main. taining the support in the desired adjusted position. Three links with their members 20 are shown in Figures 1 and 2- but it is evident that a larger or even less number could be used without departing from the spirit of the invention. The invention has corset, said belt being provided atone point with lacing, a plate connected with said belt opposite the front opening-'of the' corset," a

plurality of sliding members mounted on said plateand-projecting through said front 0penin 1 f and swinging 'iinlismounted on each ofsaid pi oje'ctio'ns acting 'as retaining members in connection jW-ith' the clasp of the corset whereby the belt cannot m'ov'e upwardly or 'downwardly in dependently of the corset-l '3;Ja a- 1i ap1i-1=agn1 s-up] 5oi't-,"a plate provided'Witlia pairf'o'f slots extending from near*one-end to near the other end, a plu- 'rality of sliding encircling members positiime'donx the -'barfo-rmed' bet'ween said slots, each of said encircling ineni'beisbeing 7 provided with" an fapei'tiired upstanding memberf'and af'link extei'iding tlirongh each of said -'apert1ire's,ea'eh- 0fsaid -li-n'ks having a pressed-out=entral portion whereby the links "will normally remain projected'substantially anequ aT-l' distance on each side of the "respective projections 1 7 4. A diephmgmsu port; comprising a belt -a plate connected with said b'elt, a plu'i'r'alit y" of' =-ups'tanding members slijjdingl y mounted on the plate so as to be moved longitudinally thereof or in a direction ti ansversely of the belt; and meansconnected witheach of the sliding members acting as retaining buttons.

5. The combination with a corset laced at thebacleand connected together at the front by fastening members, of a belt formed in t\\ 'o sections, lacing for lacing said sections together at one point, said lacing being positioned adjacent the; lacing of the corset, i a

"plate connected to the opposite endsofieach of said sections said plate being positioned in back of the'dront' opening and a'plu' rality'ot sliding'nrembers carried of 'the corset,

by'said plate, said sliding-members acting as buttons \vitl'ipart thereofprojecting-to the outer surface of'the corset tliro-ug'zfli' the front openingand overlappingj the corset inent of the belt is prevented.

(3. The combinationw'itlia cors'et open at the front and provided \vitl'i a front stay,- of a belt adapted to be positioned interior ly of the corset, means connected with the belt projecting through the front opening of the whereby independent ub'end down" move-- holding sari'd stalv in its fnonma'l position and l againstprotruding:=

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